Adventure game "Sky: Children Who Spin the Stars" will be adapted into an animated film! Hiroki Kaji becomes a special supporter!

On Sunday, March 27, 2022, a special event was held at AnimeJapan 2022, an anime festival being held at Tokyo Big Sight, for "Sky: Children Who Spin Stars," which has been downloaded a total of 160 million times worldwide.

At this event, Hiroki Kaji, who has long professed to be a fan of the game, was appointed as a special supporter.

On this day, important information was also revealed, including the decision to make an animated film of the work and a special video of the in-game events "Seasons of the Expressionists" and "Flower Laughing Days".

The official report has arrived and will be introduced below.

Official Report

On March 27 (Sun) at AnimeJapan 2022, an anime festival held at Tokyo Big Sight, a special event was held for "Sky: Children Who Spin the Stars," which has been downloaded a total of 160 million times worldwide. The event was attended by voice actor Yuki Kaji and representatives from the game studio thatgamecompany, including Tate Mizutani (Lead Audio Designer/Japan Brand Lead), Yuichiro Tanabe (Visual Development Lead), and Takae Shiina (Japan Community Manager).

Kaji has been playing "Sky" for some time and is an avowed fan. I'm very happy," said Kaji! I'm Hiroki Kaji, one of the "star children,"" he said in a very catchy greeting, and then added, "I've loved thatgamecompany's games for a long time, so I'm really honored to be here. As one of the fans of the game, I hope I can convey the charm of "Sky" to the audience," he said enthusiastically. That's amazing! He rolled his eyes at the astonishing number of 160 million downloads.

Kaji was presented with a bright sky blue "Sky Hoodie" in the colors of TGC and a certificate of appointment as a "Sky Special Supporter". Wearing the "Sky Hoodie" on stage, Kaji said, "I'm so happy to feel like I've entered the world of Sky. And now I even have a letter of appointment...it's so authentic! I'm so happy to have been appointed as a supporter.

Kaji first met thatgamecompany about 13 years ago. It was when he played "Flowery," he said. The story progresses through beautiful graphics and beautiful music without any words, but it resonates with you. It is a work that you can enjoy with your heart even if you are not a gamer. It is the same with "Sky. It can be enjoyed by people from any country at any time. I usually work as a voice actor, but because there are no words, there is a high degree of freedom in this game. Tanabe was moved by this, saying, "It's one of thatgamecompany's philosophies to provide entertainment that transcends race, gender, and age, so I'm filled with emotion.

Kaji loves games so much that he even uploaded a video of him playing "Sky: Children Who Spin the Stars. Shiina praised him, saying, "I was enchanted by the way you conveyed in your beautiful voice how you were truly enjoying the game," to which Kaji replied, "I am glad that you found my videos and that we can connect in this way. One of the charms of thatgamecompany is that I can connect with the people who created the games and various other people, even though I just like to play. Playing the game heals my heart and fills me with kindness.

Kaji narrated the digest video introducing "Sky: Children Who Weave Stars" that was shown on the day of the event. When the video was shown, Kaji reminisced about the voiceover recording, saying, "I gave my voice to the game as if I was recalling my memories as one of the players and leaning in close. Mizutani was thrilled as well, saying, "I was almost moved to tears as I watched the video looking back on the past.

On this day, important information was also released, including the "decision to make an animated film" and the special news videos of the in-game events "The Seasons of the Expressions" and "The Days of Laughing Flowers". Mizutani said, "The theme of the animated film adaptation is the story of a time long before "Sky: Children Who Weave Stars," when the stars were flourishing in the heavens. I would be happy if I could do some kind of voice work, but even without that, I would be happy as a fan. I'm sure the number of people who want to play the game will increase through the anime! I'm sure there will be even more people who want to play the game through the anime!

＜Kaji, who is a Sky Special Supporter and a fan of the game, ended the event by saying, "If I start talking about my thoughts, there won't be enough time! I would be happy if you could create an environment where you could slowly watch the movie I narrated somewhere, and there are many in-game events waiting for you, so I would be happy if all the "star children" and those who are yet to come can fly away with the game "Sky". I would be happy if all the "star children" and those who are yet to come can fly away with the game "Sky".

(*Honorifics omitted.)

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▼Development Information: New Season "Seasons of the Expressionists" ▼Sky Hoshi wo Soborun Kodomotachi "Seasons of the Expressionists

▼Sky Hoshi wo Sporugu Kodomotachi "Hanamu Hibi" Mini Trailer

Development Information: Behind the Scenes of the New Event "Hanashoumu Hibi" (The Laughing Days)

＜Sky Star Spinning Children" Special Event
Date: March 27 (Sun.) 15:30-16:05
Location: Tokyo Kyo Big Sight AnimeJapan 2022 Blue Stage
Speaker:Hiroki Kaji(voice actor)
Game studio thatgamecompany
Tate Mizutani, Yuichiro Tanabe, Takae Shiina